Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours)

University of Northern British Columbia

The study of psychology helps you gain a deeper understanding of human behaviour, thoughts and feelings. As a psychology major, you will study the developmental mechanisms and processes that regulate the behaviour of individuals. Build your skillset and prepare for a career or pursue advanced graduate studies.Your first two years feature courses in the psychology of learning, lifespan development, social psychology, biopsychology and statistics.Delve into emotion and motivation, sensation and perception, cognition, abnormal psychology, and theories of personality, in your third and fourth years.You'll have the opportunity to conduct a research project with a faculty member, either by applying to the Honours degree program or as an Independent Study. You will learn from faculty and researchers who study physiology and behaviour, positive psychology, intercultural communication, ecological and conservation psychology, embodied cognition, and conceptual and language processing.Career PathsCounsellorClinicianUniversity or hospital researcher